Accessibility
We have made every effort to make this site accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you should choose to use, your speed of internet connection or if you suffer from any disabilities.
All pages on this site should be valid to XHTML 1.0 Transitional the only exception being a
Links
Wherever possible links are written to make sense out of context enabling browsers such as JAWS, Lynx or Opera to extract a list of links on a page. Wherever possible link text is never duplicated on a page.
Images
All content images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
Visual Design
The site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout. The site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with the user-specified ‘text-size’ option in visual browsers. You can change your text settings through your browser options: in Internet Explorer, go to View > Text size and select your desired text size setting (eg. larger, smaller); in Netscape browsers go to View>Text size. Select a larger or smaller 'percentage' or click on 'larger'’ (or ‘smaller’) to go one size up or down.
File Sizes
Web page file sizes are limited to a maximum of 100kb. Downloadable files (in PDF format) are limited to a maximum file size of 500kb. There are exceptions, if you have problems downloading files larger than 500kb contact Kent RoSPA (help@kentrospa.org.uk) and we will endeavour to provide you with an alternative means of accessing the document.
Javascript
The use of Javascript on the Kent RoSPA website has been kept to a minimum, disabling Javascript within your browser with not affect your use of the website. There is only one instance where Javascript is used, each form on the website uses Javascript for form validation. With Javascript disabled, this validation will not work but your form will still be submitted successfully.
Forms
There is one form on the Kent RoSPA website. For the benefit of the mobility impaired, within this form the Tab Order has been set enabling you to tab through the form to successive form elements. In addition Access Keys have been used, (again for each form element) beginning with A and progressing through the form using consecutive letters. Further information on the use of Access Keys can be found lower down on this page.
Browsers
This website has been tested in a variety of browsers including Internet Explorer v.6, 5.5, 5.01 and 4.01. Netscape v.7.01, Opera 7.51, Mozilla Firefox v.0.8, Lynx and Safari v.1.2.
Accessibility Queries
If you have any difficulties using this site that you believe we could address, please let us know. It would be helpful if your e-mail contained the following:
- the URL(s) (web-address) of the page(s) that you are having difficulties with
- the nature of your disability
- a description of the problem area
If you have a solution to suggest, please feel free to do so.
Contact the Web Manager via the following address: webmaster@kentrospa.org.uk
Access Keys
A set of standard access keys have been used to allow those who can not use a mouse, or just prefer to use the keyboard to navigate between main sections of the site, and through documents, by using the keyboard.
- 0 - Accessibility
- 1 - Home
- 2 - Training
- 3 - RoSPA Test
- 4 - Driving Tips & News
- 5 - Events
- 6 - Join RoSPA ADA
- 7 - Links
Browser Support for Access Keys:
- Mozilla 1+ and Netscape 6+: Hold down the Alt key and select the access key to execute the link.
- Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number of the access key, then press ENTER.
- Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the ALT key and select the number of the access key.
- Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac: Hold down the CTRL key and select the number of the access key.
- Internet Explorer 4.5 for Mac: Access keys are not supported.
- Opera 7+: To activate access keys press Shift+Esc and then Control+accesskey. You will need to activate the function each time you use it.
- Mac users [and Opera users] should substitute the Control key for Alt.